New Orleans Saints free agent TE Jack Stoll set to join Cleveland Browns on a one-year deal
For nearly a decade, David Njoku played a critical role in the Cleveland Browns offense as the No. 1 tight end. But the Njoku era is coming to an end this week as the 29-year-old becomes a free agent for the first time in his career and won't be returning to Northeast Ohio.
That left tight end as one of the Browns' lesser, but still noteworthy needs this offseason. Just a few hours before the new league year began, they found their Njoku replacement.
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler was the first to report that Cleveland came to terms on a one-year deal with veteran tight end Jack Stoll. The financial details of the deal are unknown at this time.
Stoll is 28 and is coming off a 2025 campaign with the New Orleans Saints where he caught six passes for 46 yards and his first career touchdown. Prior to his one-year stint in New Orleans, Stoll spent the first four years of his career with the Philadelphia Eagles from 2021-2024.
The Nebraska product was signed as an undrafted rookie by the Eagles in 2021 and became the only undrafted member of the class to make the team.
He wound up sticking for three more years as well, but was released by Philadelphia late in 2024 campaign and quickly landed with the Dolphins. He played in four games for Miami but didn't catch a single pass. In four seasons with Philly he caught 22 passes for 193 yards.
Last offseason he followed former Eagles OC Kellen Moore when he accepted the Saints head coaching job. Now he comes to Cleveland to join newly anointed Browns head coach, Todd Monken.
With 2025 third-round pick Harold Fannin Jr. in line to be the team's top tight end and a valuable weapon in Cleveland's offense, Stoll will step into the void left by Njoku. Primarily, Stoll has served as an inline blocker on the line of scrimmage throughout his career, but offers some nominal contributions as a pass-catcher as well.
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